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Rolling Calf
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rolling calf
Jamaican Creole
Alternative forms
jam Roaring Calf
Etymology
jam
Pronunciation
jam /ˈrʷoːlɪn ˈkʲɑːf/
jam Ro lling Calf
Proper noun
jam propn 1
a calf demon with fiery eyes which makes its presence known by rattling chains
jam As a yute, mi cousin dem use fi tell me nuh fi guh a bush a night-time, for Rolling Calf deh a bush. When I was little, my cousins used to tell me not to enter the forest at night, because the calf demon was there.
en Simone Morgan-Lindo The Jamaica Star jam “And hear this - fi months nuhbaddy nuh walk back desso, because as far as they were concern - a rolling calf was on the loose ” Woman believes demons killed her granddaughter Now hear this - nobody went there again for months, because as far as they were concerned, a calf demon was on the loose http://ns50.jamaica-star.com/article/news/20200214/woman-believes-demons-killed-her-granddaughter 2020
Holonyms
jam duppy
See also
jam Blackheart Man
Further reading
476
jam Mythological creatures Cattle